$656,000
grant awarded to Emmitsburg
Lieutenant
Governor Michael S. Steele (second from left)
and department heads present Mayor James E.
Hoover (third
from right) with a “check” representing
an approved $656,000 community development
block grant. Emmitsburg will use the money
to rehabilitate its wastewater system and
connect the system to the new Emmitsburg Glass
Company
headquarters owned by Sheridan “Dan”
Reaver (second from right) and brother Gregory
Reaver (third from left). Also in this Jan.
30 photo are Heather Pinckney, State Department
of Business and Economic Development and Secretary
Victor Hoskins (far right), State Department
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Mayor
rescinds veto: charter changes stand
EMMITSBURG,
Md. –Mayor James E. Hoover has rescinded his attempted
veto of the board of commissioners’ decision to amend
the town charter, allowing a fifth commissioner and removing
the mayor’s ability to vote as a member of the board.
According
to board President Christopher V. Staiger, the mayoral veto
was rescinded because state regulations prohibit the head
of the executive body from vetoing approved charter changes.
The mayor’s vetowas issued Jan. 24; the notice that
the veto was being rescinded was sent out Jan. 26.
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West end annexation could be in the works
EMMITSBURG, Md. – Specific plans are yet to be made
public regarding a possible annexation of 100 to 200 acres
of land adjacent to the western boundary of Emmitsburg.
However,
Andrew MacIntosh, MacIntosh Inc. Realtors, Mt. Airy, confirmed
Jan. 26 that an informal meeting with town staff has been
planned to discuss the annexation conceptually, but would
give no specifics about the meeting or the project.
MacIntosh
told The Dispatch, “We have a meeting set (with the
town) to discuss (the annexation plans) informally. We have
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Police
still looking for hit and run suspect
THURMONT, Md. – Police are looking for the driver involved
in a hit and run accident Jan. 31 which caused the lock-down
of Thurmont schools after it was reported that the suspect
had fled the scene on foot.
According
to police, Thurmont Officer Christopher McLoughlin, using
a stationary radar unit, detected a Dodge vehicle at 10:43
a.m. heading westbound on West Main Street, Thurmont, at
40 miles-per-hour in a 25 mile-per-hour speed zone.
McLoughlin
attempted to pull the car over for the »
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